Mappable atmospheric pollutant detection system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for mapping atmospheric pollutants comprising:
- a cell with a first optical channel wherein said first optical channel detects atmospheric pollutants;
a valve to direct an airflow from the atmosphere into said cell wherein pollutants deposit into said cell for detection; and
a location sensor for determining a location coordinate for said cell.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for an apparatus, method, and system for mapping out each pollutant and its locality. The apparatus includes a cell where pollutants can be collected in with an optical channel having multiple passes of radiation within the cell. The cell requires a valve acting like a vacuum for allowing pollutants in the atmosphere to be deposited in the cell for detection. A location sensor is provided for determining a location coordinate of the cell. The mappable atmospheric pollutant detection system utilizes laser technology with a computer system.
The optical scheme within the cell is capable of multiple passes of radiation in which the total length of radiation is multiple length of the cell. The multiple passes scheme conforms to Chernin'"'"'s multipass matrix system. Chernin'"'"'s multipass matrix includes a matrix of mirrors to create multiple passages of radiation within a confined space.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus for mapping atmospheric pollutants comprising:
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a cell with a first optical channel wherein said first optical channel detects atmospheric pollutants;
a valve to direct an airflow from the atmosphere into said cell wherein pollutants deposit into said cell for detection; and
a location sensor for determining a location coordinate for said cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for mapping atmospheric pollutants comprising:
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installing a pollutant detector on a vehicle;
coupling a location sensor with said pollutant detector;
correlating pollutants with the location of said pollutant detector; and
mapping pollutants with the location of said pollutant detector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A computer system for controlling a mappable pollutant detector, said computer system comprising:
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a microprocessor for running software wherein the software analyzes the data from photoreceivers, maps location of pollutants, and controls said pollutants detector;
a pollutants detector controller for transforming data between said pollutant detector and the computer system; and
a storage device for storing predetermined diode laser pulsed current and analyzed data. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A pollutants detector system with a pollutant detector, said system comprising:
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a pollutant detector wherein results of detection is in real time and correlated to a location coordinate;
a computer system for running a software wherein the software analyzes the data, maps location of pollutants, and controls said pollutants detector; and
an interface connecting said computer system and said pollutants detector. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. The computer program product in a computer readable medium for mappable pollutants detector comprising:
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instructions for signal processing for generating the diode laser current pulses;
instructions for stabilizing diode laser temperature wherein diode laser radiation is tunable by adjusting the temperature of said diode laser;
instructions for calculating pollutants concentration detected by said pollutants detector; and
instructions for mapping location of pollutants. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for detecting atmospheric pollutants comprising:
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a cell with a first optical channel wherein said first optical channel detects atmospheric pollutants; and
a multiple passes of radiation within said cell wherein the total length of radiation is multiple length of said cell wherein said multiple passes conform to Chemin'"'"'s multipass matrix system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for detecting pollutant comprising:
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installing a pollutant detector on a vehicle;
collecting said pollutant into a cell;
detecting said pollutant in said cell; and
analyzing pollutant data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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